House Dedication

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established: — read the full passage →

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; — read the full passage →

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: — read the full passage →

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. — read the full passage →

Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; — read the full passage →

Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. — read the full passage →

Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. — read the full passage →

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. — read the full passage →

The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the Lord remaineth under curtains. — read the full passage →

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? — read the full passage →

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David. — read the full passage →

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

I and my Father are one.

And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. — read the full passage →

And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying, What man is there that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man dedicate it.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them. — read the full passage →

God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; — read the full passage →

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. — read the full passage →

Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. — read the full passage →

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Written from Rome to Philemon, by Onesimus a servant.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course: — read the full passage →

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: — read the full passage →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. — read the full passage →

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.

Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. — read the full passage →

And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, — read the full passage →

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. It was written to the Philippians from Rome by Epaphroditus.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. — read the full passage →

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